Festival 56 Casting Director, Laura Brigham, will be holding local auditions for Festival 56′s summer productions on Saturday, March 19, at the Grace Theater located at 316 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Adult auditions, or high schoolers and older, will audition for ensemble roles in “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “Matilda” from 11 a.m. to noon and youth auditions, for ages 7 to 13, will audition for featured roles in Matilda from 2 to 3 p.m.

Adults are encouraged to prepare a verse or chorus of a musical theatre song to be sung a capella. They may also be asked to read materials.

Children will be taught a short movement combination and a section of “Naughty” from Matilda. A few may be asked to read audition materials in a British accent.

Audition packets are available at the box office between the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday through Wednesday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday through Friday or they may be downloaded at festival56.com.